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Mara Alexeev, MD, MPH
Relevant Skills
Currently Learning and Doing
Natural Language Processing in R and Python
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Terminologies and Ontologies
ICD-10, LOINC, SNOMED CT, HierArchical Presenting Problem ontologY, Human Phenotype Ontology, CPT Codes
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Public Health
Impact Evaluation, Media Advocacy, Biostatistics, Health Policy, Public Health Journalism
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R Packages
tidyverse — especially ggplot2, rmarkdown, bookdown, shiny, tidytext
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Databases and Data
Boston Children’s Hospital EDW, NEISS, wikidata, NHANES, Kaggle
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Graduate Medical Education
Clinical Informatics Fellow
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Current - 2020
- Informatics consultant for Division of Developmental Medicine research project to create pipeline for research ready clinical information directly from free text notes entered at for patient care.
- Updated newborn history data collection and helped to develop reusable data elements for clinicals from data collected from a Cerner PowerForm.
- Exploring applications of Natural Language Process with Business Intelligence group.
- Helped create BCRP Residency Handbook using R {bookdown} package.
- Complex workflow analysis of transfers for patients from ICU to floor.
- Optimization project for use of Cerner’s Launchpoint within Primary Care Clinic to help improve patient flow, staff communication, and rapid order entry.
Pediatric Chief Resident
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York City, NY
2020 - 2019
Pediatrics Internship and Residency
Kaiser Oakland Medical Center
Oakland, CA
2015 - 2012
- Diagnosed measles and alerted CDPH for first identified case in 2015 outbreak
Education
Master of Biomedical Informatics
Harvard Medical School
NLM Biomedical Informatics Research and Data Science Fellow
Boston, MA
Current - 2020
Masters of Public Health
Interdisciplinary
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
2016 - 2015
MD
Teaching Distinction Track
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
2012 - 2008
BS in Biochemistry
Summa Cum Laude
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
2008 - 2004
- Minors in Mathematics, German, and Russian Studies
- Attended on full ride scholarship as a National Merit Scholar
Medical Work Experience
Urgent Care Pediatrician
Children’s Hospital Primary Care Clinic
Boston, MA
Curretn - 2020
- Provide in person and virtual visits for all ages of pediatric patients
Field Physician for School District 22 in Brooklyn
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York City, NY
2018 - 2017
Outpatient Pediatrician
Hawaii Permanente Medical Group
Wailuku, HI
2017 - 2016
- Successfully managed critical airway in outpatient setting
- Identified extremely rare hematological condition and managed case with multiple subspecialists in O‘ahu
- Diagnosed Kawaski Disease despite uncommon presentation without initial fevers
Medical Credentials
Medical Licenses
Massachusetts State Medical License since 2020
New York State Medical License since 2017
California State Medical License since 2014, inactive
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Certifications
Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics since 2015
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Awards and Honors
Robert Stupka Memorial Scholarship 2007
Iowa State University
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
For leadership and research excellence
Ames, IA
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About Me
Personal Tidbits
Enjoy cooking — ask me about my SQL recipe database
Voracious reader
Devoted letter and postcard writer
Journaled nearly every day since 2012
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Fun Facts
Amazing SET player
Over 4 year streak on Duolingo
Grew up on a working farm
Traveled to 47 US states; missing AK, MI, WV
Met my future husband at Canada/USA Mathcamp
Favorite gift ever — an electric drill
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